Christopher John Hawkesworth FRS

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(born 18 December 1947) is a British earth scientist, and former Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal for Research, at

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Biography

Hawkesworth was born in

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, Sudan on 18 December 1947, and was brought up in Ireland. He graduated with from

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in 1970, and then moved to

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where he studied for a DPhil in geology at

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from 1970 to 1974, under the supervision of Professor Ron Oxburgh. While at Oxford, Hawkesworth played rugby for the University, and was awarded

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in 1970, 1971 and 1972 after playing in the annual Oxford - Cambridge rugby union varsity matches. He held positions at

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and

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prior to holding the Wardlaw Chair of Earth Sciences and the position of Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal of Research at the

until 2014. He was awarded the

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in 2012. In 2012, he was elected a Fellow of the

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. In 2020, he was made a member of the

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"Work begins on St Andrews University research complex"
''The Courier'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkesworth, Christopher John 1947 births Living people 21st-century British earth scientists Fellows of the Royal Society Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Academics of the University of Bristol Academics of the University of St Andrews Members of the Royal Irish Academy